Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Belgium
Belgium: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 2,548 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,548 Number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,615 Number
in 2024
All-time low
1,493 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Belgium, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Belgium is 2,548 Number, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Belgium peaked at 2,615 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,493 Number, in 2004.
Belgium ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,493 Number | — |
| 2005 | 1,658 Number | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1,842 Number | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1,898 Number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,899 Number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,629 Number | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 2,045 Number | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 2,014 Number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,886 Number | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1,882 Number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,927 Number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,041 Number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2,211 Number | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 2,152 Number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,348 Number | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 2,422 Number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2,406 Number | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,480 Number | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 2,603 Number | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2,587 Number | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,615 Number | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 2,548 Number | -2.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 2,548 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 9.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 2,548 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 6.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 Number | 1,493 Number | 1,899 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,093 Number | 1,882 Number | 2,422 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,540 Number | 2,406 Number | 2,615 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Belgium?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Belgium was 2,548 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,615 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,493 Number in 2004.
- How does Belgium rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Belgium ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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